Conversational tools like 'looping' and 'reframing' can help move a conversation away from confrontation. Candra Ritonga/iStock via Getty Images Plus As Americans become more polarized, even family ...

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I spent three full days in New York City swapping between different sets of earplugs to decide which ones you should buy. The earplugs come from a company called Loop, whose mission is to create a ...

Lisa Pavia-Higel is affiliated with Braver Angels, a non-profit organization that facilitates conversations across the political divide. She is no longer active in the organization but was trained as ...